QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Medieval England?

The plague doctors’ beak masks were commonly filled with what?

Retry Correct Incorrect Some plague doctors stuffed their masks with aromatic flowers and herbs to protect them from putrid air. Back then, doctors subscribed to the miasma theory, which claimed that disease spread through “bad air” or “night air.”

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The plague doctors’ beak masks were commonly filled with what?

• Nothing
• Aromatic herbs
• Cotton
• Water